Top 5 Medical Specialties With the Highest Income Growth

Here are the five medical specialties with the highest average gains in income offers between 2008/9 and 2009/10, based on data from Merritt Hawkins’ 2010 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives.

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1. Hematology and oncology income offers increased 14.9 percent on average between 2008/9 and 2009/10, moving from $335,000 to $385,000.
2. Neurology income offers increased 8.9 percent, from $258,000 to $281,000.
3. Orthopedics income offers increased 7.9 percent, from $481,000 to $519,000.
4. Radiology income offers increased 6.6 percent, from $391,000 to $417,000.
5. Dermatology income offers increased 5.7 percent, from $297,000 to $314,000.

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